REVIEW: Like the new XC40, the single-motor Volvo C40 Rercharge can go further on a single charge ⚡ It's also now rear-wheel drive...
Electrification is upending many traditions in the car industry, as this updated Volvo C40 Recharge demonstrates. It represents what once might have been termed a mid-life facelift, yet the styling is entirely unchanged.
It’s a reflection of the relentless progress of EV technology and the ever-increasing competition in the class. Based on a multi-powertrain architecture, the C40 and XC40 siblings were lagging behind some other premium crossover EVs in key areas such as range, efficiency and charging speed. So Volvo has sought to address that using learnings from the bespoke EVs that it’s currently developing, such as the EX90.
The shift to rear-wheel-drive does give a small efficiency boostto the Single variants of the C40 and XC40, but it’s mostly for the benefit of the dual-motor, four-wheel-drive Twin versions . Volvo has developed two versions of the Single powertrain, although only one – with a 235bhp motor and a 69kWh battery – will be offered in the UK. The late- pre-production model tested here features the other powertrain, with a 248bhp motor and an 82kWh battery. Volvo says it’s “representative” of the lesser-powered version, but clearly we will need to try a UK-spec car on our roads in order to offer a definitive verdict.
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